Sir David Attenborough has slammed Extinction Rebellion’s tactics for “disturbing innocent people” that are just living their lives.
He also said that the lobby group could “disenchant” the people they are trying to get on board with the fight against climate change.
The action group has organized several high-profile protests, including last year’s 10-day “autumn uprising” which saw major disruption and more than 1,700 arrests and more recently targeting printing presses.
Sir David told BBC Breakfast: “You have to be careful that you don’t break the law.
“We have to treat the people we share our community with, with respect.
“Disturbing their lives, to such an extent that innocent people can’t get about their own business, is a serious thing to do and could disenchant an awful lot of people.”
He added: “Of course I agree with their message, it’s a question of what is politic and sensible in persuading other people to join you?”
The broadcaster and naturalist said he had been warning about the environment for decades and “yet suddenly, in the last five years maybe, it’s as though people have woken up, it’s young people… and not before time.”
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Ironic that Attenborough now condemns XR, since they are pursuing exactly the same warnings about apocalyptic doom that he pushes all the time. They are effectively almost following his instructions, in their intent to frighten and warn us all, Attenborough certainly does not encourage such antics, but they are the end result of his message. Both he and XR refuse any debate. Also his own comfortable life and travels are all because of what he condemns. He even almost confesses that.
The Just Stinks Rebellion is going to turn more people against them as long as the keep up their stupid acts blocking traffic climbing on Airplanes and the Airport and making total pests of themselves just like Greenpeace and PETA dose